Every god statue, once sculpted, must undergo an Enlightenment ceremony, which is to offer salutations and inform the Heaven and Earth through the ritual, infusing the boundless Spiritual Energy of Heaven and Earth into the statue, bestowing it with spirituality. Only then is the god officially revered and housed in the temple, protecting the land and blessing the common folk.
Otherwise, a god statue without the Enlightenment ceremony is merely a clay figure, like a piece of art. If discarded carelessly, it can become inhabited by evil spirits. If worshipped unknowingly by the common people, it may become an Evil God, misleading all beings.
Therefore, the ceremony to replace the golden statue is solemn and respectful. The Grandmaster's golden statue, by the consecration presided over personally by the Daoist Temple Master, invites believers to observe the ceremony as a gesture of its importance.
